Local Community Development Committee (LCDC)

Introduction

The Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) was established as part of the Local Government Reform Act, 2014 and commenced in Louth County Council in April 2014. The committee is a statutory committee, and has statutory functions with regard to the preparation and adoption of the ‘Community’ element of the Local Economic Community Plan (LECP).

The membership of the LCDC is as follows

Council Member Rep

Cllr Liam Reilly (Chairperson)

Council Member Rep

Cllr Colm Markey

Council Member Rep

Cllr Dolores Minogue

Council Member Rep

Cllr Pearse McGeough

Chief Executive, Louth County Council

Joan Martin

LEO Representative

Thomas McEvoy

Social Protection Representative

Anne Keeley

HSE Representative

Annette McDonnell

LMETB Representative

Sadie Ward McDermott

Community & Voluntary Rep

Larry Magnier

Community & Voluntary Rep

Joanne Finnegan

Social Inclusion Rep

Geordie McAteer

Social Inclusion Rep

Kevin Moran

Environmental Rep

Breffni Martin

Louth Leader Partnership Rep

Ciaran Reid

Chamber of Commerce Dundalk

Pat McCormick

Chamber of Commerce Drogheda

Breanndán Casey

Louth Volunteer Centre

Grainne Berrill

Farming Rep

Matthew McGreehan

Chief Officer is Paddy Donnelly

The LCDC now has a significant oversight role with regard to the Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and is the Local Action Group (LAG) for the LEADER Programme